Today would have been my granddaddy's eightieth birthday. In the picture above, he is reading Luke 2 to all of us grand-kids at Christmas. Until recently I had only ever seen this photo in a frame - it's one of our family's classic pictures - and I was sad that I wasn't in it. Out of the frame, ... Read More about Bird
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Food
I was thinking about things to write today and couldn't really come up with anything. I kept having to take breaks from not writing to go eat meals and to feed Eli (who informs me he is hungry by saying "apple apple apple apple"). So I decided to write about food. After all, I am a supertaster (see, ... Read More about Food
Love
On Valentine's Day, love is flowers, a box of truffles, a nice dinner, a romantic movie, cute stuffed animals, chalky candy hearts with dumb things written on them like "TXT me," sappy (but nonetheless true) cards, jewelry, and pretty much anything that's colored red. On this day, love is ... Read More about Love
Ashes
Today marks the beginning of the season of Lent, a time of repentance and reflection leading up to the celebration of Easter. Often Christians use this time to give up something that they love, consume too much of, spend too much on, etc. and use the energy/hunger/money to fuel their spiritual ... Read More about Ashes
How to Help
I feel such gratitude for the outpouring of support from people after I read my previous blog post in church. Many have expressed regret that they didn't help us, and sorrow that they were unaware of how bad things had gotten. I appreciate these sentiments so much but want to make certain that no ... Read More about How to Help